DON’T forget that Total-Fishing now has its own shop and by shopping there online you are helping to keep the site online. The shop bosses have highlighted that among many tasty offers at the moment there’s an extra 10% off already reduced prices on the following: – Daiwa Tournament Luggage – ABU XLence Luggage– Fishrite Fleece Suits – carp […]

RUMOURS are spreading that an as yet un-named British angler has banked a  massive 58lb carp at French Mecca Lake Cassein.Information is sketchy, but it’s thought that the fish is the same one banked by Joan Briggs last year. The water, which is currenlty very low, has also produced a 48lb common to a Brit […]

THIS autumn, 16 of Scotland’s most prestigious ASSF fisheries, and four fisheries  in  Northern Ireland have teamed up with Macmillan Cancer Relief to  help  raise  money  for  cancer  patients and their families throughout Scotland  and  Northern Ireland whilst enjoying a fun day’s sport and having the  opportunity to win a number of tremendous prizes – the […]

Situations vacant: General Manager, Fishing trips tour operator BASED in Macclesfield, the job involves contracting fishing trips abroad, direct sell marketing in the UK, and turning telephone enquirers into customers. Arrangements have to be made about travel and payments, all within a policy of excellent customer service. The job involves travelling to research new fishing products.Essentials are: […]

Dynamite White Acres Festival  Pete Thomas – at 18 the youngest ever White Acres festival winner.ENGLAND youth international Peter Thomas raised eyebrows with a stunningvictory in the 174-entry White Acres Dynamite Baits Spring Festival to win acool £2000.With older experienced heads all around cracking under the pressure Peternicknamed Othe ice¹ remained cool and produced a […]

THE Environment Agency is investigating a pollution incident that took place on March 26th on the River Crouch near Wickford in Essex.A report was made to the Environment Agency that a dead salmon or sea trout had been removed from the River Crouch at Battlesbridge Mill. Investigations by the Agency showed that a raised level […]

FARMED cod are being harvested for the first time ever today (April 8th) at a cod farm in the Western Isles in a move which could help alleviate the crash in natural stocks.The fish farm has managed to get around the formidable problems associated with breeding cod, specifically that the fish have eaten each other […]

IN one of the greatest shocks ever in the world of competitive fishing, the crack Total Fishing unit was beaten in the Northern heat of the Intersite challenge.Despite a superb performance from Paul Trattles which saw him take overall third in what proved to be a tough match at Woodlands, Total Fishing’s ‘win at all costs’ […]

A RECORD fine of  £1.2m has been dished out by a Welsh court after it was proven that two Anglo-Spanish trawler companies were illegally plundering west Wales fish stocks. Incredibly Plymouth Fishing and Sante Fe Shipping declared only four per cent of their catches in the log book fiddle. It’s believed they got away with […]

ANGLERS in the north of England can get their hands on a new guide packed full of information about the sport free of charge. The North of England Angling Guide 2003/2004 has been published by the Environment Agency.The 84-page full colour guide features still waters, rivers and canals in the north east and north west – that’s more […]

Some 5,000 common bream have been released into the River Dee as part of the ongoing programme to replenish fish stocks following a major incident in July 2000 when over 100,000 fish were killed. The Lower Dee was particularly badly affected by the incident and as bream are only to be found in this part of […]

NEWS that six thousand British ducks face slaughter because they are mating with the Spanish white-headed duck has ruffled feathers with anglers throughout the country who are now demanding action by the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) to organise a cull of inland cormorants.The British ruddy duck cull, which is being organised […]

A GRANT of over £1 million has been awarded to a scheme to massively improved the meandering River Monnow. The River Monnow Project is thought to be one of the largest catchment-based river habitat restoration projects ever undertaken in the UK.The project, which has attracted a grant worth £1.1m from a Defra Rural Enterprise scheme, […]

 Happy boys – the top three in the Sensas FestivalFOUR out of four section wins and maximum 36 points for the top three anglers in the 180-entry White Acres Sensas Spring festival saw a fifth section result count back take the title and £2000 winner’s cheque to big hitter Steve Cooke. With four from five […]

FANCY taking on the USA in a new ‘Brits versus Yanks’ shark tournament, rubbing shoulders with angling celebrities and getting on TV at the same time? If you do, we may have found just the thing.Tailormade Holidays, backed by Long Island Lighthouse Safaris and the New York State Tourist department, are throwing their combined weight […]